Sad-iron.



PATENTED MAY19', 1903..

No. 728,669. i

, A. J.'GAMPBELL.

SAD IRON. APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1902.

No MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.-

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,669, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed July 19, 1902.

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADONIRAM J. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Media, in the county of Delawareand State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which the' fol-` lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to sadirons; and the object of the present improvement is to simplify means for holding a detachable handle to the body of the iron and also to have the said handle of such construction that it may be readily applied' to an iron-body having particular features of construction to receive said handle.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective` view of an iron embodying the features of the invention and showing the handle firmly secured to the iron-body. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the body of the iron and a portion of the handle, showing the latter released and ready to be detached.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the views.-

The numeral 1 designates an iron-body having opposite npstanding projections 2 rising from intermediate points of the sides thereof, said projections having inwardly-extending overhanging shoulders 3. At-the forward or downwardly-inclined curved groove 4, and at the center of the top of the rear end is asubstantially hemispherical socket 5.

The handle, forming the essential feature of the present invention, comprises a semicircular or other shaped grip 6which is usuend caps 7 to strengthen the same and protect the terminals against wear. A springplate 8, of suitable metal, is secured against the caps 7 by screws or analogous fastenings 9 passed upwardly through the said plate and caps into the terminals of the handle 6. Against the under side of the plate 8 an asbestos covering 10 of a contour similar to that of the plate is closely applied and is cut away between the ends, as clearly shown by Fig. 2,

to avoid interfering with the spring action of Serial No. 116,274. (No model.)

the said plate, the said covering acting as a shield to counteract the radiation of heat from the body of the iron upwardly toward the hand of the operator, and to reduce this radiation and alsoassistin the action of the spring-plate an open space 11 is formed` between the intermediate portion of the covering or shield 10, of

asbestos, and the upper surface of the body 1.

' depth equal to the depending extent of the head of the forward screw, so that when the handle is applied to the body the metal plates 13 will closely contact with the upper surface thereof. A

At the center of the side edge portions of the spring-plate 8 and on the upper surface thereof bearing-straps 14 are secured, and therein a rock-shaft 15, constructed of wire, is rotatably mounted and has the opposite terminals provided with cranks 16, formed by bending said terminals into loops or eyes. The shaft 15 is part of a wire lever, the wire of which is doubled and has the opposite eX- tremities extended in reverse transverse directions from the center of the shaft. The two' members of the lever project longitudinally at right angles and continue into a pair of stop-bends 17, the doubled wire projecting outwardly from the bends and secured to a handle 18. The shaft 15, with its cranks 16, stop bends 17, and handle 18, forms a lock for firmly securing the handle 6, carrying the plate 8 and coverfor shield 10, to the iron-body, and when the locking device set forth is thrownv over into the position shown by Fig. l the cranks 16 closely engage the overhangingfshoulders 3 of the, projeced. When the shaft 15 is turned by throwing the handle 18 over into the position shown by Fig. 2, the cranks 16 are released from contact with the overhangingshoulders 3, and the stop-bends 17 then rest ou the upper surface of the plate 8 to hold the handle 18 in convenient position for operation or reyturn to a locking position. When the handle 6 and the parts carried thereby are applied to the iron-body 1, the cranks 16 will be disposed in the position shown by Fig. 2, and the spring-plate 8, together with the cover or shield l and plates 13, will be moved longitudinally over the upper surface Aof the body of the iron and the head of the forward screw directed into the groove 4, the

said groove acting to center the handle and its parts in relation to the iron-body. When the head of the forward screw contacts with the front terminal of the groove 4, the head of the rear screw will be directly over the socket and will then drop into the latter. Thelocking device is then thrown over into the position shown by Fig. l, and the cranks 16 are brought into locking contact with the overhanging shoulders 3, which tends to press the handle in close relation to the upper surface of the body 1 and prevents the screwfheads from becoming disengaged from the groove 4 and socket 5. The engagement of the screwheads with the groove 4 and socket 5 when the locking device is thrown over into the position shown by Fig. 1 obstructs any tendency of the handleand the parts carried thereby to have lateral play or loose movement.

The improved structure will be found exceptionally useful and convenient, as Well as strong and durable, and one handle carrying the features heretofore setforth may be used with a number of bodies 1.

It will be observed in the present construction that the body 1 is cheapened in its construction, and the projections 2, with the shoulders 3, may be easily produced at the time of forming the said body 1.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In a sad-iron, the combination of an ironbody having upwardly-extending side projections with shoulders overhanging the upper surface of the body, the latter also being provided with a forward groove and a rear socket in the center of the upper portion thereof, and a detachable handle carrying a locking device having terminal portions to engage the said shoulders and also provided with terminal fastenings having heads to engage the groove and socket in the upper portion of the iron-body.

2. In a sad-iron, the combination'with an iron-body having overhanging shoulders disposed above the upper surface thereof, and a detachable handle provided with a springplate on which a rock shaft is rotatably mounted and provided with crank-terminals to bear against the said shoulders, the said terminals being held in firm engagement with the shoulders by the spring-plate.

In a sad-iron, the combination of an iron body having shoulder projections at opposite sides thereof atan elevation above and overhanging the upper surface of the body, and a handle carrying yieldingly-supported crank devices to engage the said projections. 1

4. In asad-iron, the combination of an ironbody having projections at opposite sides thereof'with shoulders overhanging the upper surface of the body, a detachable handle comprising a grip with a spring-plate connected to the terminals thereof, and a rock shaft extending transversely across the center of the plate and having terminal cranks to engage the said shoulders.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADONIRAM J. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

WM. H. TRICKER, GEORGE M. BURNLEY. 

